Ive been doing “low carb” for a while now, and think I need to go with some carb-ups during the week to further progress.
I train 5 times per week, and the only carbs ive been taking in are during and after my workouts, which is usually a small yam or sweet potato.
So I want to switch to trying carb-ups 1-2x per week. I was thinking of doing thursday and friday, because I dont workout on saturdays.
One problem I have, is that I usually workout around 7:00 pm, so i only get one meal after my workouts. I’ll probably be taking in about 60% of my calories from carbs during these days, which will be around 300 grams. Should I do 100 grams for breakfast, and then 200 grams during/post workout?
Also, if im gonna start doing this for two consecutive days during the week, should I drop the post workout carbs the rest of the week? My goal is fat loss. Thank you.
I say try what you’ve laid out and assess your progress. How many carbs total are you having PWO during the week? Another option would to have your carb up day on Saturday, your off day, so you can more effeciently replenish glycogen. Bottom line is, it won’t set you back much if it doesn’t work out the way you planned. The only way to see if this will work, is to try it.
Im not sure exactly how many carbs I have PWO during the week. I usually put 30g of carbs in my PW shake on the 3 resistance training days. Then after workouts my next meal will usually contain some carbs, usually just like a small-average size sweet potato or yam.
I think im gonna try two carb up days this week, see how it goes and then decide whether to go with two or one next week.
Also I think i’ll do it on training days so the carbs are more efficiently used to restore glycogen and less chance of going to fat.
Thanks for the advice, i guess i’ll just have to try and see.